Apple iPhone 5 was never been a technological delight in Japan, but as a matter of fact share reports of 2102 have revealed that apple iPhone 5 is a reigning champion in Japan market. In the fourth quarter Apple took the 16% bite in the market share , bringing down the popularity of Japan’s darling , Sharp. Last year even saw the rise of Korean giants LG and Samsung in Japan Smartphone market. Together they took away the 50% market share and even Chinese manufacturer Huawei saw its share rising by three times.

Japan had always been an impermeable territory for foreign smart phone manufactures, however carriers like KDDI and Softbank are heavily promoting Apple iPhone 5 which has led the California-Cupertino Company to penetrate the Japan Market. Good going Apple…